EP1360837A4 - Delivering video over an atm/dsl network using a multi-layered video coding system - Google Patents

Delivering video over an atm/dsl network using a multi-layered video coding system

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EP1360837A4
EP1360837A4 EP01992312A EP01992312A EP1360837A4 EP 1360837 A4 EP1360837 A4 EP 1360837A4 EP 01992312 A EP01992312 A EP 01992312A EP 01992312 A EP01992312 A EP 01992312A EP 1360837 A4 EP1360837 A4 EP 1360837A4
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atm
coding system
dsl network
delivering
video coding
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1360837A1 (en
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John William Richardson
Kumar Ramaswamy
Thomas Anthony Stahl
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THOMSON LICENSING
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Thomson Licensing SAS
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